May 29, 2024
Ashes: Stuart Broad gets David Warner again as England make blistering start

Ashes: Stuart Broad gets David Warner again as England make blistering start

Stuart Broad gets David Warner again! England bowler dismisses Australian rival in the FIRST over of Ashes Test – the SIXTEENTH time he’s got the better of the veteran opener

David Warner once again fell to arch nemesis Stuart Broad as the Englishman gave his side the best possible start in the third Ashes Test.

Broad, 36, has long had Warner’s number during their long-running battles, having dismissed him on 15 occasions before the clash at Headingley.

And despite getting off to a flying start with a boundary off the first ball, Warner succumbed to Broad later in the over, nicking a delivery to Zak Crawley in the slips.

It is the sixteenth time Warner has lost his wicket to Broad, only four bowlers in cricket history have got the better of a single batter on more occasions.

Warner and fellow opener Usman Khawaja walked into a cacophony of noise as the Aussies received a hostile reception from the Leeds masses on Thursday morning.

The Australian national anthem was jeered by some of the Headingley crowd, but loud boos greeted Aussie opener Usman Khawaja and David Warner at the crease.

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The atmosphere was even more febrile by the end of the first over, after Stuart Broad dismissed Warner and immediately proceeded to rev up the crowd on the Western Terrace.

Earlier in the day, a smattering of boos welcomed Pat Cummins on the field for the pre-match toss. 

The hosts’ anger with their rivals over the controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s has shown no sign of dissipating in the days since Australia won the second Test at the Home of Cricket, with fans incensed with the morally questionable act committed by Alex Carey.

After ducking out of the way of a Cameron Green bouncer, Bairstow – who had been standing in his crease – scratched his mark before walking down the wicket to talk to Stokes, thinking that the ball was dead.

Carey, noticing Bairstow leave his ground, stumped his rival wicketkeeper, with the umpires deeming that the ball was still alive.

The Lord’s crowd was enraged by the Australians’ behaviour and they were greeted by a volatile Long Room at the lunch break, with the MCC later apologising after the players were upset by the members’ actions.

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